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Sequim Scout Troop 1498 gears up to attack and trim back overgrown native roses, blackberries and brush along the trails at Layton Hill Horse Camp. They also camped and learned trail safety rules from the Peninsula chapter of Back Country Horsemen. (Carrie Kalina)

HORSEPLAY: Scouts good place to learn, make friends

ALWAYS LEAVE A place better than you found it. It’s a tenet I learned as a wee Girl Scout way back in the 1960s, and… Continue reading

Sequim Scout Troop 1498 gears up to attack and trim back overgrown native roses, blackberries and brush along the trails at Layton Hill Horse Camp. They also camped and learned trail safety rules from the Peninsula chapter of Back Country Horsemen. (Carrie Kalina)

ISSUES OF FAITH: Be a light in dark times

DURING THIS DARKEST time of the year, Rabbi Chaim Stern offers this prayer: “In my darkness be a light to me, in my loneliness help… Continue reading

Port Townsend High School Orchestra teacher Daniel Ferland will engineer this Saturday's virtual concert. photo courtesy Port Townsend High School

Port Townsend High School music benefit set

Donations to fund backpack program for students

Port Townsend High School Orchestra teacher Daniel Ferland will engineer this Saturday's virtual concert. photo courtesy Port Townsend High School
Pedestrians take advantage of a break in the rain to take a stroll along the Waterfront Trail along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Fair conditions are expected for the rest of the week on the North Olympic Peninsula, although showers are expected to return on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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A break in the weather

Pedestrians take advantage of a break in the rain to take a stroll along the Waterfront Trail along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Wednesday,… Continue reading

Pedestrians take advantage of a break in the rain to take a stroll along the Waterfront Trail along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Fair conditions are expected for the rest of the week on the North Olympic Peninsula, although showers are expected to return on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Donations urged in lieu of Messiah sing-along

For the first time in nearly 20 years, Trinity United Methodist Church is unable to host the annual “Messiah Sing Along.” COVID-19 pandemic… Continue reading

Two houses are decked out with holiday lights in the 1600 block of West 14th Street in Port Angeles. One yard features lights that form a spiral around a snowman. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Holiday display

Two houses are decked out with holiday lights in the 1600 block of West 14th Street in Port Angeles. One yard features lights that form… Continue reading

Two houses are decked out with holiday lights in the 1600 block of West 14th Street in Port Angeles. One yard features lights that form a spiral around a snowman. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
Claire Capriola, a clinical pharmacist at Jamestown Family Health Clinic, offers “Cannabis 101: Using Cannabis as Medicine” at the next WOW! Working on Wellness Radio Forum on KSQM today. Submitted photo

Free WOW! radio forum explores cannabis as medicine

Claire Capriola presents “Cannabis 101: Using Cannabis as Medicine” at the next WOW! Working on Wellness Radio Forum set for 2 p.m. to… Continue reading

Claire Capriola, a clinical pharmacist at Jamestown Family Health Clinic, offers “Cannabis 101: Using Cannabis as Medicine” at the next WOW! Working on Wellness Radio Forum on KSQM today. Submitted photo
Winterizing your garden is the topic of Master Gardener Bob Cain’s Zoom presentation on Thursday. Submitted photo

Green Thumb series focuses on winter-ready gardens

The lone Green Thumb Gardening Tips Education Series presentation in December is devoted to garden work that needs to be completed prior… Continue reading

Winterizing your garden is the topic of Master Gardener Bob Cain’s Zoom presentation on Thursday. Submitted photo
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Rent or Mortgage for a Year Sweepstakes

Last week to enter for your chance to win $15,000!

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Santa Claus waves to a few spectators after pulling the lever to light the community Christmas tree Saturday at Haller Fountain in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Santa lights up Port Townsend

Santa Claus waves to a few spectators after pulling the lever to light the community Christmas tree Saturday at Haller Fountain in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

Santa Claus waves to a few spectators after pulling the lever to light the community Christmas tree Saturday at Haller Fountain in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
Santa waves to onlookers from the West End Business train during Saturday's Twinkle Light Christmas Parade in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Twinkle Light parade in Forks

Santa waves to crowd onlookers from the West End Business train during Saturday’s Twinkle Light Christmas Parade in Forks.… Continue reading

Santa waves to onlookers from the West End Business train during Saturday's Twinkle Light Christmas Parade in Forks. (Lonnie Archibald/For Peninsula Daily News)

North Olympic Library System to particpate in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program

The North Olympic Library will participate in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program, which Parton launched in 1995, will send free books… Continue reading

A GROWING CONCERN: Winter is coming — be ready

WELCOME TO DECEMBER, the month in which winter begins. The days are the shortest. It is cold and snowy. So, as winter approaches and the… Continue reading

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BACK WHEN: Morse documents Makah with camera

AS 2020 COMES to a close, one thing is certain: It has been a peculiar year. We can’t see, yet, the affect the novel coronavirus… Continue reading

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Downtown Port Townsend's 16-foot Nordman fir got its ornaments, courtesy of longtime Main Street decorator Michael Rosser, in anticipation of the virtual tree lighting around dusk Saturday. The lighting will be shared on the Port Townsend Main Street Program Facebook page. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend tree lighting goes virtual

Event starts at dusk Saturday

Downtown Port Townsend's 16-foot Nordman fir got its ornaments, courtesy of longtime Main Street decorator Michael Rosser, in anticipation of the virtual tree lighting around dusk Saturday. The lighting will be shared on the Port Townsend Main Street Program Facebook page. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Hanging holiday cheer

Jessica Shiepko places icicle lights along the roofline of her home in the 2400 block of West 10th Street in Port Angeles. Although it is… Continue reading

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Illuminated wreaths and decorative lights adorn the bridge at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim, the centerpiece of a holiday display that will be lit from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily through January. The decorations are sponsored by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and were installed by Patrick Walker, Inc., of Port Orchard. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Festive wreaths, lights at Railroad Bridge Park

Illuminated wreaths and decorative lights adorn the bridge at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim, the centerpiece of a holiday display that will be lit from… Continue reading

Illuminated wreaths and decorative lights adorn the bridge at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim, the centerpiece of a holiday display that will be lit from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily through January. The decorations are sponsored by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe and were installed by Patrick Walker, Inc., of Port Orchard. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
As holiday shopping ramps up in downtown Port Townsend, Kim Thomson offers a solo violin performance at Water and Taylor streets. A maker of hats and music, Thomson opened her violin case to accept tips for the Jefferson County Food Bank. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Tips for a cause

As holiday shopping ramps up in downtown Port Townsend, Kim Thomson offers a solo violin performance at Water and Taylor streets. A maker of hats… Continue reading

As holiday shopping ramps up in downtown Port Townsend, Kim Thomson offers a solo violin performance at Water and Taylor streets. A maker of hats and music, Thomson opened her violin case to accept tips for the Jefferson County Food Bank. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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Peninsula Home Fund information

Donations will go to local residents in need of ‘a hand up, not a handout’

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The Roubik Family builds upon a pre-exisiting snowman in the kids’ sledding area at Hurricane Ridge on Nov. 27, 2020. From left is David, Maya, 6, grandfather David, Liz Jones and Vera, 8. (Laura Foster/Peninsula Daily News)

Hurricane Ridge begins its winter operations

Families, friends enjoy outdoors in Olympic National Park

The Roubik Family builds upon a pre-exisiting snowman in the kids’ sledding area at Hurricane Ridge on Nov. 27, 2020. From left is David, Maya, 6, grandfather David, Liz Jones and Vera, 8. (Laura Foster/Peninsula Daily News)